Mohamed Sheriffdeen
LAST WORD: Hate Talk – How much freedom of speech do we deserve?
March 18, 2013Given the inability of societal segments to have a respectful and thoughtful discussion, censorship is a necessary evil. By Mohamed Sheriffdeen Freedom is the ultimate moral ideal, at once religious and secular, political and apolitical. It is a driving human aspiration to the ultimate plateau: self-determination. Nobody but you dictates the manner in which you live your life. Freedom is sacrosanct. Legislation of human needs and humans wants will forever be a prickly topic, subject to endless debate and scrutiny. Bill Whatcott, for example, had used his “freedom of speech” to preach anti-gay tirades. Several weeks ago, the Supreme Court…
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May the sexiest Liberal win
March 5, 2013Unless Garneau can transform into JFK, not even an Americanized debate can save him By Mohamed Sheriffdeen Photos by Ben Buckley A smile has always been the most important weapon in a politician’s arsenal. Ever since John Kennedy charmed the…
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What are ‘values’ anyway?
February 17, 2013In a culture as diverse as Canada's, rhetorical appeals to shared values are empty statements By Mohamed Sheriffdeen Illustration by Ben Buckley If you pay attention to political rhetoric, nearly every speech issued by someone campaigning for your vote embraces…
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Apathetic excuse
November 26, 2012By Mohammed Sheriffdeen Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee Student apathy in our system of secondary and post-secondary education I have been a TA in the biology faculty at SFU for the last year-and-a-half. In my time on the job, I have worked…
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The TSSU and you
November 5, 2012By Mohamed Sheriffdeen Photos by Mark Burnham A TSSU member’s view of the labor disagreement between SFU and the TSSU If you believe in capitalism, then the images of Wall Street and business owners as greedy fat cats who…
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The divisive nature of perception
October 22, 2012Every culture and creed has extremists; why does the media focus on a select few? By Mohamed Sheriffdeen Image by Ben Buckley On the morning of Oct. 9 a Taliban gunman stopped a school bus full of children in Pakistan’s…
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